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ion of the Defence Ministry, is the
alaysian military pharmacist.
ikram was also tasked by Dr Halim
plement a strategic plan he devised
he began serving.
he strategic plan was to establish,
op and expand the profession of
ary pharmacy for the nation. I
ded various military professional
es, humanitarian assistance and
ter relief exercises and deployments,”
id.
nvikram aspires to further promote
pabilities of the pharmacy profession
laysia.
his, in the long term, will enhance the
and responsibilities of pharmacists
e betterment of the community,”
shares Manvikram, who is pursuing
a Master’s degree in pharmacy at the
International Medical University in Bukit
Jalil, Kuala Lumpur.
Manvikram is also an active participant
of the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society,
the Malaysia-Australia Defence Alumni
Association, the Armed Forces Sikh
Association and the United Nations
Association of Malaysia’s youth chapter.
The Perak-hailed pharmacist attended
SMK Sri Ampang in Ipoh and graduated
with a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy
from the La Trobe University in Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia in 2014. He then enlisted
in the Armed Forces the following year. He
was sent for a two-month professionalduty
course in Terendak. — The Health
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With the platform, we give them
the ability to bring all the relevant
patients’ information together, curate
the data and use the power of AI to
support precision diagnosis, early
intervention and greater medical
efficiency,” Skymind’s CEO Shawn
Tan was quoted as saying.
“The Axial AI system is not built
specifically for the Covid-19 purpose
but being a software development
toolkit, it can also develop AI
diagnosis systems for other diseases
which the hospital requires,” he said.
Skymind and the Skymind
Laboratory of Neurobionix Research
in Shanghai, China (Skymind
Neurobionix), recently announced
their intention to collaborate and
provide support for the use of the
Axial AI system and related services
to Malaysia’s Ministry of Health. The
AI system has been used at more than
60 Covid-19-specialised hospitals
across China, including Huo Shen
Shan and Lei Shen Shan Hospitals in
Wuhan.
The Axial AI system delivered to
the Tunku Azizah Hospital ensures
that no other entity apart from the
hospital staff has access to patient’s
sensitive data which complies with
Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection
Act (PDPA).
The collaboration will see Skymind
Neurobionix extend the knowledge
and expertise of its team led by Prof
Xu Zhang. Prof Xu, an academician
with the Chinese Academy of
Sciences, China, is experienced in
combating the Covid-19 in China
working together with researchers
in Malaysia on current and future
Covid-19 research.
The outcome of this collaboration
is to link clinical researchers in
Malaysia to the research community
in China. Subsequently, this
collaboration would be extended
into the broader scope of AI-based
research in clinical and medical
fields. The system is not specific only
for Covid-19, but it can also help with
other illnesses like cancer detection,
in partnership with Malaysia’s
National Institute of Health.
Health Director-General Datuk
Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said, “We
are seeing a strong response from
the private sector who are lending
a helping hand in Malaysia’s fight
against Covid-19.”
“The contribution from
Skymind will help the medical
staff conducting clinical research
to provide useful information
and understanding of Covid-19 in
Malaysia. This will be a steep learning
curve for us all within the health
sector. With all hands on deck, we are
doing everything we can to ensure
the safety of all people - your health
remains our priority,” he added. — The
Health